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Angus enthusiasts have the opportunity to have their brand or logo permanently engraved into a polished black granite planter at the American Angus Association headquarters' front entrance by making their bids for this recognition at http://www.angustradingpost.com . To allow Angus members and friends more time to be notified about the auction, the deadline to bid has been extended from March 20 to March 31. This planter is the first of four...

On April 1, Bill McQuillen heard a cracking sound followed by a loud crash coming from the front of his historic home. It was no joke: He soon discovered that a section of the curved granite wall of his front porch had collapsed. "I knew it was going to be expensive to restore and a complicated job, but I had no choice but to do it," he said. "Our goal since owning the home has been to take care of it as it was originally built. When a person buys this kind of house, with this historic value, it is almost a moral obligation to keep it up. " The 110-year-old English Renaissance house, 402 S. Kline St., was built by Ralph Brown, one of Aberdeen's founding fathers.

Kimberly Klostergaard, Aberdeen Monument store manager, recently attended three days of educational workshops with Sunburst Memorials University in St. Cloud, Minn. There were tours of granite quarries, a bronze foundry and manufacturing facilities, according to a news release. Workshops included granite fabricating, computerized in-house design programming and use of online components. Trends in the industry were presented. Aberdeen Monument is at 101 Sixth Ave. S.W. Klostergaard can be reached at 605-225-0295.

Leave your legacy behind in the Angus breed at the American Angus Association's headquarters in Saint Joseph, Mo., all while supporting your Angus Foundation and its youth, education and research programs. Building an Angus legacy! is the fundraising opportunity available only for a limited time, March 1-July 1, 2013. The American Angus Association front entrance walkway will be completely remodeled with black granite and red brick to match the historic building. Until July 1, 2013, for a tax-deductible unrestricted donation of $250, $500 or $2,500 to Building an Angus legacy!

A wreath and stylized version of a U.S. flag honors former Gov. George Speaker Mickelson at the Fighting Stallions memorial near the state Capitol last week. The wreath marked the anniversary of the April 19, 1993, state jet crash that killed eight, including state economic development commissioner Roland Dolly and former commissioner Ron Reed. The group was returning from an economic development trip in Cincinnati when the aircraft suffered mechanical problems and struck a farm silo as it made an emergency landing near Dubuque, Iowa.

It could cost around $15,000 to repair a Vietnam War memorial damaged by a car Sunday, an Aberdeen official said. That estimate covers the two benches and a large slab of granite that were severely damaged, said Mark Hoven, park superintendent. A second slab of granite was also slightly damaged, but might be salvaged, Hoven said. Thomas Harwood was driving eastbound on Sixth Avenue Southeast when his vehicle crossed the westbound lanes and entered Anderson Park, according to a police report.

Richard Loftus of the history department at Mount Marty College will be the speaker at the October meeting of the Marshall County Historical Society. The meeting begins Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the senior center in Britton. Loftus will give an overview of the life of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and show slides of the FDR Memorial in Washington, D.C., explaining that most of it was built with granite from a quarry near Milbank.

Q. Why is it important to have a monument on a grave? A. Store manager Kimberly Klostergaard: First of all, the monument is a physical place to visit and reflect on a loved one's life. It also can assist with closure and emotional healing. For me, the monument is a chance to share a person's life story. We have a blank surface to work with and can put whatever the family wants on it. The monument keeps the memory of the loved one alive. Q. What kind of monuments do you sell? A. We offer granite, marble, quartzite and bronze memorials.

On April 1, Bill McQuillen heard a cracking sound followed by a loud crash coming from the front of his historic home. It was no joke: He soon discovered that a section of the curved granite wall of his front porch had collapsed. "I knew it was going to be expensive to restore and a complicated job, but I had no choice but to do it," he said. "Our goal since owning the home has been to take care of it as it was originally built. When a person buys this kind of house, with this historic value, it is almost a moral obligation to keep it up. " The 110-year-old English Renaissance house, 402 S. Kline St., was built by Ralph Brown, one of Aberdeen's founding fathers.

Q. Why is it important to have a monument on a grave? A. Store manager Kimberly Klostergaard: First of all, the monument is a physical place to visit and reflect on a loved one's life. It also can assist with closure and emotional healing. For me, the monument is a chance to share a person's life story. We have a blank surface to work with and can put whatever the family wants on it. The monument keeps the memory of the loved one alive. Q. What kind of monuments do you sell? A. We offer granite, marble, quartzite and bronze memorials.

It could cost around $15,000 to repair a Vietnam War memorial damaged by a car Sunday, an Aberdeen official said. That estimate covers the two benches and a large slab of granite that were severely damaged, said Mark Hoven, park superintendent. A second slab of granite was also slightly damaged, but might be salvaged, Hoven said. Thomas Harwood was driving eastbound on Sixth Avenue Southeast when his vehicle crossed the westbound lanes and entered Anderson Park, according to a police report.

Angus enthusiasts have the opportunity to have their brand or logo permanently engraved into a polished black granite planter at the American Angus Association headquarters' front entrance by making their bids for this recognition at http://www.angustradingpost.com . To allow Angus members and friends more time to be notified about the auction, the deadline to bid has been extended from March 20 to March 31. This planter is the first of four...

Leave your legacy behind in the Angus breed at the American Angus Association's headquarters in Saint Joseph, Mo., all while supporting your Angus Foundation and its youth, education and research programs. Building an Angus legacy! is the fundraising opportunity available only for a limited time, March 1-July 1, 2013. The American Angus Association front entrance walkway will be completely remodeled with black granite and red brick to match the historic building. Until July 1, 2013, for a tax-deductible unrestricted donation of $250, $500 or $2,500 to Building an Angus legacy!

Kimberly Klostergaard, Aberdeen Monument store manager, recently attended three days of educational workshops with Sunburst Memorials University in St. Cloud, Minn. There were tours of granite quarries, a bronze foundry and manufacturing facilities, according to a news release. Workshops included granite fabricating, computerized in-house design programming and use of online components. Trends in the industry were presented. Aberdeen Monument is at 101 Sixth Ave. S.W. Klostergaard can be reached at 605-225-0295.

BRITTON - The Britton Lumberjacks took down the Granite Falls (Minn.) Kilowatts 5-1 on Sunday in an amateur baseball game. The contest was knotted up at 1-1 after four innings. Britton took the lead for the first time in the fifth inning when Adam Suther drove in a run on a bases loaded single. Bill Bray then drove in a run after Suther's hit to give the Lumberjacks a 3-1 lead. Britton tacked on two more insurance runs in the home half of the seventh to reach the final margin. Britton out-hit Granite Falls 10-5, but it had no extra base hits - mostly due to gusting winds.

A wreath and stylized version of a U.S. flag honors former Gov. George Speaker Mickelson at the Fighting Stallions memorial near the state Capitol last week. The wreath marked the anniversary of the April 19, 1993, state jet crash that killed eight, including state economic development commissioner Roland Dolly and former commissioner Ron Reed. The group was returning from an economic development trip in Cincinnati when the aircraft suffered mechanical problems and struck a farm silo as it made an emergency landing near Dubuque, Iowa.

Today's holiday is courtesy of an 1800s senator who is buried in an Aberdeen cemetery. Aberdeen resident James H. Kyle proposed the idea of creating a day when employees who normally don't have vacation get a day off from work. Kyle came to Dakota Territory having studied civil engineering and law, but eventually became a congregational minister. Kyle entered politics in 1890, and soon became South Dakota's senator as part of the Populist Party. Kyle died on July 4, 1901. He was buried in Riverside Cemetery along U.S. Highway 281. A gray granite globe about the size of a buffalo's head now marks his final resting place.